Diego Ramón Jiménez Salazar, known as El Cigala, is a famous Dominican-Spanish Romani Flamenco singer. As he himself has said, the nickname was given to him by three guitar players, Los Losada, for being very thin, not by Camarón de la Isla as commonly believed.
One of his great albums is 2003's Lágrimas Negras, a cooperation with then 85 year old Cuban pianist Bebo Valdés. The easy fusion of Cuban rhythms and flamenco vocals made this record an international success.
Born into a family of Spani...
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